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thur3day september 8 ims the acton free press acton ontario paoa would you soil your homo j for h amount of ybor fl hi insurance take a good look a your fire policy and you probably wont in the pail ten year the cost of building and furnishing a home hat juit about doubled hat your fire insurance kept pace remember the lime to examine your protection it now not r the fire i ir mf ti ihw rw stati farm agent hat tat w h denny 39 brock st phone 4ss plan pixgfam for soed club a sixweek soed club aeriea la top on the planning agenda of y secretary bob bruyshaw and an en thusiastic committee as the ymc a begins its fall term this week the first day or the program co-in- elded with the first day of school as regular club meetings skill groups and sports started tuesday eukersand leaders are being lined up for the soed program which begins the first week in oc tober- lasting for six weeks the varied program la directed toward adults from 18 to 40 years of age mr bravshaw expects there will be speakers for the first part of the program two quite certainly ob tained are a man from the hy dro who will speak on the st law rence seaway and another from malton whose topic is the jet age others have been contacted in regular skills sessions which follow each night there are offered classes in photography homemak- ing do-it- yourself and square danc ing excellent instructors are be ing engaged with a designer from toronto one of the several speakers scheduled for the homeniuklng ses sions social periods with special pro grams conclude the evenings pro grams a program committee has been working steudily for the past few weeks preparing for this unique event ul the y here aw b teer rw w fraawe cub scout mv cuba start tonight the first meet- ing of the season will be a general meeting at which pack registration undnformatlon will be distributed among the boys while moat of the cubs will be meeting w their akela 13 boys will be meeting wltlt scoutmaster david dills in prepara tion for their golnaup in novem- licx aa mantlnnimi before in cub many visitors during holiday intended tor last week the f tv c browhs attended themnrnwl picnictrf the w wt brownridge family at stanley park erin on sunday mr and mrs ted brown arid familyspent a few days near ow en sound recently jusitors mf and mr art ford and family of acton the alvin karns of london pc and mri calvin van zant and dale of port ottuwa collects about 12 million dollura a week through sales tax on gooda manufactured in canada attention vpvr bowlers take advantage op open bowling to sharpen your game before your league starts regular schedule strikeror our snaelt bar when you have a spare minute for refreshment acton bowling lanes 10 main st phone 697 acton fall fair parade at 100 oclock saturday sept 17 get your entries ready now i prize for boys and girls decorated tricycles boys and girls decorated bicycles under 9 boys and girls decorated bicycles over 9 qir decorated doll bupgles prizes 1st 100 2nd 75c 3rd soc all entries to receive a prize best decorated float 1000 all advertising floats welcomed news both a end b packs will be limited to m boys all new boys will be placed on the watting list the regular pack meetings will begin next tuesday b pack and thursday a pack last friday night a number of cubd from both packs journeyed to everton cub camp in answer to an invitation from the 1st sheffield cub pack who are camping on the camp site the eight inning ball game found the sheffield boys edg ing acton 1110 a blazing camptire and tasty murshmallows delighted the cubs immensely before they left for home murray scoyne akela this saturday there is to be a paper collection that so many people have been asking about ev idently quite a few busements are getting pretty full the scouts and cubs are all in meet at the scout hull at nine oclock on saturday morning to fan out ull over the town seeking waste papers and magazines am the boys are asked to come because the more there are the sooner ull the work is done the reason paper collections were cancelled was because of the low price received for the truck loads it was hardly worthwhile the first scout meeting is next monduy evening at 715 there will be about 13 new boys from cubs the troop this year limihousf cr w th kams r the van zants also v tailed the merediths some of the things we haw plunned for the full include cump- ing trips mid work night with leathercruft photography und woodworking us well us ull the reguliir scout work dave dills scoutmaster tractor tank escape flames a ftoo gallon tank of gas luckily did not ignite when flames partially destroyed u shed at the home of geoig haines it it 1 acton he wus putting gas into his tractor when it took fire und the flumes spreud to the walls of the shed tile alarm was turned in about 830 am monduy und the firemen extinguished the blaze before it completely destroyed the shed the tractor wus driven outside and not huriued mr alex mckay and mr a c patterson motored to parry sound for a tew days last week mtra w wilson our local teach er visited at niagara fulls the pusi couple of weeks mrs donald grant and little sou of peterborough visited at mrs smethursts recently mr t h price returned home friday after u two months trip us far as alberta mr and mrs john mclaughlia celebrated their 25th wedding an niversary with a gathering of some 24 at their home on sunday con gratulations and muy you celebrute many more mrs james noble uttended the 50th anniversary of cheltenham womens institute lust week miss doris mitchell 1etumed on friday from u trip to the british isles ilev a culder conducted ser vices at iimehouse preabyteriun church ufter a months vacation mrs george ilulorow mfs stringer und son and mrs murray of maniloulin island all visited the c merediths last week mr harold kuril and mr und mrs alvin karri und children of london visited mr und mrs win kurn at ormsby durinu lust week b c ami m htm rile mou legion news rockwooo two rockwood bowling iiinks in largest ontario tournament on labor day- lawn bowling in terest was transferred to elora where two rockwood rinks look ored to new ilruiuswlck via the iuspe und returned through ihc usa at st andiewabvthcseu they visited their son it it i ilniiruc his wife und wee sou mark mr w 1 newton of hiirric vi ited ills mother und miss ivcns ml sunday mr- uiul mrs robert kdwurds and two little sons are now living ut fori kile mr und mrs joe hire her hro- ther mr joe halovanlc ills son mike und daughter annie were guests on saturday ut hie morud- tnmurg wedding ul sluiuv creek homogenized milk skim milk whole milk buttermilk chocolate dairy drink table and whipping creem ill ut for prompt servico for over30 years quatlty dairy produgts- phone 74 251 main st n af g plumbing heating eavestroughing pressure systeaas water softeners 251 mason blvd acton phono 25 the limighleys visited at iondoti on sunday the inghams of georgetown vis heel mr and mrs ii ii smith on sunday visitors with the karus un kun- day inrluded mr and mrs c hurtwig mr anil mrs a ilurtwiii of kitchener mr and mrs it frank of baden mrs e monroe und mr ft shuw of lnglewood mrs carlisle of toronto form erly of edmonton is visiting the a c- puttersons bill navqn canadas famous blind organist appearing nightly in the beautiful air conditioned melody room downstairs motor city hotel qakville nylons by lincoln duette nylons twotwelve denier not one but two lines of pine twelve denier yarns are run through the machines to form the construction of this extremely lightweight runresistant sheer hosiery only 150 pair mildred bell mill acton lmum end childrens wr meeting preceded by picnic supper the womens mission circle of the baptist church held their july- august meeting postponed on account of the extreme heat aug ust 31 at the home of mrs charlc- uundshoroiikli ijikc ave a pic nlc supper served on the verandah overlooking the lake wta much enjoyed by everyone the meeting opened with prayer the president mrs h c helwig wns in the chair correspondence was read and plans for the fall and winter work as well as an increased budget were discussed and approved a season of prayer followed each especially remembering the work in india and bolivia also new fields being opened a social hour followed with can tos ts and games enjoyed by all ages the full season of activities got underway last friday night whim a very successful corn roast w enjoyed at tile breeies entertuin- ment was supplied by e murzo and co with everyone participat ing un the sing song and of course devouring trie corn but prank fowke and his committee expect ing a large crowd had plenty ott hand the regular monthly meeting was held tuesday with comrade pres ident presiding after the mlnuhis and treasurers report were read and adopted russell lowrie wus initiated into the branch by the president und first vicepresident letters were ieud from george town and milton branches inviting us to uttend their decoration day services being held in georgetown on sunday september ii and in milton on sunday september 1u as many of the comrade us pos sible were requested to uttend us both of these brunches helped to make our own decoration duy the success it wus curs will leuve from tle legion hall ut 1 30 pm on sunday at the start of the next year ev ery member will receive uhinu wall his membership u monthly copy of our national magazine the legionary it wu passed ut this meeting to raise our yearly dues to cover this und other extra ex penses next year it was with regret thut the resignation of krunk fowke us sergeunt ut arms was aeepled frank und dorothy unr leaving the district soon to tuke u residence elsewhere every good wish of the branch goes with theiu- the meeting adjourned at 10 pm iut- wu idle reports the euchres will sturt fiiduy october 7 the i tlhbuge stflxllug- will be ai luiunretnuter liul forget comrades to look for the booths of the lcgjoii minir sports when youre ut the fulr is they could also use mime heli to set these names up and operale llieiii contact heidi woimis lignydufferin two newlywed couples in area best wishes to leiirgo blown and burba ru oayis win im led last smrrrr7v ai bonlou chiirci and to mr und mrs james watson on their recent marrluge mr wut- son is the teacher at ligny school mr and mrs j ioiman ham ilton were holiday guests wlti mrs mokenzie keith und nancy mr and mrs clyde van tuyl susan and kerne centreline mich were weekend guests with mr und mrs edgar llowden and fuiii- ily all intended the reunion at llrookvrlle hall on mpnduy mrs nell mckuyden new llsk- iard has been vialting with mrs flliiloft mrs dredge and mrs allan descendants holdfirrreunion for the first time the descendants of the late mr and mrs william allan held a family reunion of- the s3 descendants of the couple liv ing 74 were able to be present at the reunion at isrin park relatives were present from to ronto hamilton port credit kit chener georgetown erin and ac ton after supper there were games with prizes thanks were expressed to the committee in charge of the gather ing- since the event was jo suc cessful members of the allan fam ily hope to have more i mrs a r elliott will be in acton every saturday at knqx presbyterian sundayschoolroom beginning september 17 1955 teaching piano in classical and popular anyone interested please call mrs alex mann i p 3 j ciuwslmw mr and mrs ernie gnoth an- caster ray sutton toronto mr and mrs john brown and family viheland with mr and mrs s j brown and kdwird mrs klsie hill mr and mrs n kanii and jerry guelph with mr and mrs c k davenport martin davenport spent the holi day weekend at delimit ami ioit huron michigan the baliv on of mr ami mrs norman lirown is pnie ill in sick c-hlldn-n- hospital tornntn mrs george bennett is ill at her home we wish these folks a speedy recovery weekend camp for church group christian j reformed younn peoples societies of acton and clarksori joined fir 1 weekend camp near huttonvillv over the holiday weekend saturday feature was the camp fire in the evening on sunday the group attended churchin bramp ton in the afternoon rev groen- eboer of acton spoke on the un derground battle in the nether lands that evening at the camp fire he gave a meditation on a pas sage from ecclesiastes a long dis cussion followed sports were highlighted on labor day witk races high jumping and swimming f rans schallee of claris- son was in charge of the closing those who attended from acton were dick timmerman roos de boer jack kryger tina ten kloos- ter piet ten klooster zora ten klooster mr and mirtttasmmr and mrs hazenberg john akam gerard klumpenhouwer john klumpenhou wer ummcrl looyen ga jan pasma bill oost joir hartholt henk kroes akke duik er and affie bouman part in the largest bowling tourna ment in ontario with b8 rinks 36 bowlers participating the rock- wood rink skipped by tom hutoht- son totheimembera were bob vin cent george day and peter sim was placed ih 22nd place with two wins out of three plus la one point short of receiving an occasional chair each the ulhei rink skipped by rev j ddts tother members ered alton george wlngate and albejt multbyl came through with two wins out of three plus 6 w itinks were present from all parts of ontario from tilbury mitchell owen sound canniiigton und al most every town in this district mr paul joliffe wlio was recent ly appointed executive director of goelpn und wellington comity childrens aid sticiety has taken over his duties und succeeds mrs e iurcell who bus been director the pust five years ms iurcell leaves guelph this month for viutoria ik where she will lie enyayed ill yw ca activities mr iutil jolllffe who wus recent background in local childrens aid uctivilies iind bus been on the stuff of ttie society since 1us2 previous to thut lie wus associated with crip pled childrens work in toronto und winnipeg competition keen ijisi wednesduy evening suw the keenest competition of the season on the local bowling green when two lend guinea were pluyed in the weekly jitney guinea george perry took top honors with two wins uu second was rred alton with- two wins 23 und james gray two wins x oilier close contenders included jack mclean two wins 21 iiepc employees are busy put ting in new poles on valley itoad some of the did poles have been in lac- since the full of itiiat mr und mrs ames of diiluth minn uie visiting the lulteis motli- i mia k nlekell mr und mrs maurice llurd of weston were in town for holiday weekend mrs t larstuiiig itluriied luune last week 111111 saskalrheu all vlsli- uik her son of the it im i ul al um v and also spent some time in and mound pacific oust points miss bessie gardiner returned home last week triini a holiday in atlantic oust provinces oneialiiations i mr and mrs ioidon hams nice mai ie i and l on tin- arrival of u son wesley gordon harris al guelph ieneial hospital mr archie kleer returned home tinn- tr tttm lllelptl iellelui hospital followuig a recenl operat ion mr klmei llumlll hail another opei all in at bospllal last week und is reported us doing very well und utile to tie hpine soon schools re tuesduy for the rail term the new addition in tile school building is in readiness for the scholars und teachers with ull new conveniences mr und mis hurry mcphedran und family of new jei ey an- ii town on a holiday with the formers mother mrs k i mcphedran und other members of the family circle aurnafad muckers win minor ball championship the muckers were declared champipris of the legion minor sports ball- league -wednesday- night they defeated the hot shots 6j this was a continuation of 1 game called at the fifth innirig tu esday the score then was 53 for the hot shots the muckers w ih three game to the hot shots one during the series boy scouts in canada will be competing for four new proficiency wpftmsswff j3 badges next year concerning for estry wildlife water and soil con- serration young people meet at manse sunday the young people met on sun day nieht at the manc mi and mr- mcdonall and family of glengarry are visiting with her sister iiid hrothei uili v mr and mis klwoml snow mrs j snow iyiia mrs hiy- kins and mrs mcoowell have n- turned from a motor trip thiough the westirn jioviiice aa far as banff returning through the us and report a wonderful trip mr and mrs archie iawr and family spent the weekend al vic- oriu harbor mr and mrs ken cotton and family spent the week with mr und mrs a e cripm at their coltag- at meaford mr and mrv cam mcenery mr and mrs james brydon visited ilh mr and mrs george evan at wmgharn on saturday s t eireat subcuvision got out of control acton firemen were called out wednesday evening to control unspectacular but stubbornly burn ing fire ut the western end of the rising lakeview subdivision workmen at the subdivision had earlier in the day been burning off brush juid iscruli ciinsiderabli smoke was rising from the bush the fire appurentiy burned out of control shortly after the supper hour and came close to catching on to a small bush- of evergreens be fore put out kitchen pantry shower for bride about ladies uttended a shower on tuesday evening at the home of mrs william thompson in honor of a bride of this sulurduy miss olga locker the dining room was de corated in pink und white for the kitchen und pantry shower the short program opened with singing accompanied by mrs hugh held mrs ralph mckeowns read ing wus followed by another by mrs it l davidson on the pinup girl mrs davidsons bird contest wus ikuii by mrs mckeowu an ap ple contest given by mrs william thompson wus won by miss doris thompson the bridetobe wus called for- wurd and mrs cheater allen read on address mrs davidson and mrs thompson curried in a decorated basket laden wiltrgitla after the bride thanked everyone the ladle joined in singing kor shes a jolly good kellow a dumty lunch waa served expe school will be held but entries few although no dute has yet been set the milton ami llistiiit association for keloid d children will gel un der wuy using hie firemens room ut the town hall us u classroom the room was donated by the firemen fi ee ol charge to dute only two applications have been accepted for enrolment to tile school but i lie school will prob- rtrrj y go ullelill july one entry bus been received in the mime hie school contest for which the association is offering a prize anyone who bus a good name for the school is usked to send it to mis allen howard box 302 milton rockwood school 15000 addition rock woods public school pupils found something new when they went back to school on tuesduy a new addition has been added ti the school there on the north side the area secretury treuaurer krunk day placed the cost of the 41 by 30 foot addition at slfllxxi th- attendance at the school hus lisen from below 100 to ubout 180 in ten years according to the prin cipal david armstrong modern washrooms an included in tile new addition music is not on tin- school cur riculum this year a member of the ma school hoard ralph comfort bus moved from his farm near jtockwoixi to guelph and has accepted a posit ion on the staff of the guelph cojiegmte an appointment will be made to fill the vacancy the annual world production of newsprint is 11700000 tons can ada produces more mian half of tho total quantity n hw7 some of the names umt were considered for the new dom inion of canuda werr laurentrj njw britain cabotia columbia brittamcu bortttn mevipelagai and ursalia iwhslctiw walton centennial mano j ghefs attending course advised to inspect fine kitchen menus ontuesday august 30 17 male ontuesday august 30 17 male chefs who are employed by various penal institutions of the province of ontario and who were taking a refresher course at that time at the ontario agricultura col lege n gueiph visited halton manjr on a tour of inspection they had been advised to make this tour and to make a special in spection of the kitchen by the head official of the department of wel fare of the province they had been advised to come for two man reasons first because the manor posseses such a fine modern kit chen and second because the men us at the manor have been found to be completely satisfactory by the nutrition section of the prov incial department of welfare after a lapse of two months due to the fact that the various min isters who come regularly to the manor were on vacation church services were resumed at the manor on sunday september 4 rev robert f snyder was in charge mr snyder is the minister at em baptist church milton ater singing a solo in keep ing with the sermon to follow mr erin council x pays 41 500 j for schools the school requisition for ims amounting to hjoo was authorized paid to r a moodie secretary- treasurer of usb erin village and erin township when erin town ship council me at hillsburgh on wednesday august 1- all mem bers of council were present with reeve harold griffin presiding hillsburgh band was given the usual grant of 90 i the treasurer was mstructed hi pay the county treasurer the sum pf 13000 on account on the county tax levy for the year insurance was renewed and total premium of m7 50 ordered pal j to the agent frank cray accounts passed ircludejd gener al soz33s sheep 1 relief t tdjt7sr 3 del a very earnest and impressive sermon on the theme of demon possession i ottaw co ab dollars a weeki through sales tax on goods manufactured in canada- fr v n laiaj ki f